Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eswatini

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Eswatini in 2023 — 3.2%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.79 pp.

2023 3.2% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 94of 192
Period maximum 4.46%2009
Period minimum 2.38%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eswatini, 2000–202323452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.41%2001: 2.38%2002: 2.42%2003: 2.92%2004: 3.02%2005: 3.64%2006: 3.46%2007: 3.75%2008: 4.45%2009: 4.46%2010: 4.23%2011: 3.61%2012: 3.41%2013: 3.32%2014: 2.74%2015: 2.95%2016: 2.85%2017: 3.54%2018: 3.4%2019: 4.41%2020: 3.54%2021: 3.65%2022: 3.24%2023: 3.2%
Change over the period: +0.79 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 3.2%
World 6.14%
Southern Africa computed 5.43%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.2 −0.04 pp
2022 3.24 −0.41 pp
2021 3.65 +0.11 pp
2020 3.54 −0.87 pp
2019 4.41 +1.01 pp
2018 3.4 −0.14 pp
2017 3.54 +0.7 pp
2016 2.85 −0.1 pp
2015 2.95 +0.21 pp
2014 2.74 −0.59 pp
2013 3.32 −0.09 pp
2012 3.41 −0.2 pp
2011 3.61 −0.62 pp
2010 4.23 −0.23 pp
2009 4.46 +0.01 pp
2008 4.45 +0.7 pp
2007 3.75 +0.29 pp
2006 3.46 −0.18 pp
2005 3.64 +0.62 pp
2004 3.02 +0.11 pp
2003 2.92 +0.49 pp
2002 2.42 +0.04 pp
2001 2.38 −0.03 pp
2000 2.41

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.